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A Great Big Cuddle Michael Rosen DON’T FORGET NATIONAL POETRY DAY! Thursday 8th October, 2015 Julia Eccleshare's Book of the Month, September 2015 Children’s Laureates Chris Riddell and Michael Rosen combine here to create a beautiful collection of ebullient poems for the very young. Michael Rosen’s close ... Download free opening extract |
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Imaginary Fred Eoin Colfer October 2015 MEGA Picture Book of the Month An extraordinary collaboration between Irish Children's Laureate, Eoin Colfer, and picture book superstar, Oliver Jeffers makes for a dazzlingly original colour gift book. Awaiting Lovereading4kids review. ... Download free opening extract |
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The Nonsense Show Eric Carle Julia Eccleshare's October 2015 Book of the Month The much-loved Eric Carle’s The Nonsense Show more than lives up to its title! Using his trade-mark collage illustrations he has created spread after spread of surprising and unusual events. Humans and animals ... Download free opening extract |
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Monster C.J. Skuse October 2015 Book of the Month In an isolated boarding school, a group of girls settle in for the holidays. Everyone else has gone home and there are rivalries and animosity between them – this definitely isn’t going to be ... Download free opening extract |
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The Lone City 2: The White Rose Amy Ewing The enticing second Lone City novel continues to reveal more about the fascinating and thrilling dystopian world previously unveiled in The Jewel. The White Rose plunges straight into the middle of tense and dramatic action, immediately capturing your attention (and ... Download free opening extract |
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Sophie Someone Hayley Long September 2015 Book of the Month Sophie Nieuwenleven’s story is shocking, so she tells it in the only way she can – in code, using random code worms to keep any nubby parkers on their togs. Sophie’s parents have been ... Download free opening extract |
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Twit to Who? Smriti Prasadam-Halls A Piece of Passion from editor, Boxer Books The idea of owls and the dark, dark night has always been a magical one. Owls are known for being wise and watchful and there is something immediately peaceful and comforting about ... Download free opening extract |
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Aliens Love Dinopants Claire Freedman October 2015 Book of the Month Those pants-mad aliens are back for another bonkers and utterly irresistible episode of knicker-nicking! Lightning sends the aliens’ spaceship crash-landing into the deepest jungle where to their great surprise they discover a stash of ... Download free opening extract |
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Molly Maybe's Monsters: The Dappity Doofer Kristina Stephenson September 2015 Book of the Month Molly Maybe lives in Smallsbury, a sleepy town where nothing much ever happens. At least, not above ground! Underneath is a magical world, and the only way to get to it is via ... Download free opening extract |
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Vikings in the Supermarket Nick Sharratt DON’T FORGET NATIONAL POETRY DAY! Thursday 8th October, 2015 Julia Eccleshare's Pick of the Month, October 2015 Six bouncy poems each of which is richly illustrated by award-winning illustrator Nick Sharratt. Burt, Cora, Charlie, Selwin, Ida and Quentin are the six ... Download free opening extract |
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Thorfinn and the Awful Invasion David MacPhail September 2015 Book of the Month Thorfinn is a charming boy, polite, tidy and he makes a lovely cup of tea. Unfortunately, he’s a Viking and this particular skill set doesn’t do anything to impress his family or neighbours – ... Download free opening extract |
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Big Book of Science Things to Make and Do Leonie Pratt September 2015 Fascinating Facts Book of the Month This excellent book is full of fun activities for children that will not only keep them entertained for hours, but will also give them a really useful introduction to the world of ... Download free opening extract |
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Mister Cleghorn's Seal Judith Kerr September 2015 Julia Eccleshare's Mega Book of the Month The much-loved author of The Tiger Who Came to Tea has written and illustrated a delightful new story that is perfect for all the family. When lonely Mr Cleghorn adopts Charlie, ... Download free opening extract |
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Harper and the Scarlet Umbrella Cerrie Burnell October 2015 Book of the Month 'Once there was a girl called Harper who had a rare musical gift. She heard songs on the wind, rhythms on the rain and hope in the beat of a butterfly’s wing.’ So begins ... Download free opening extract |
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The Ogre of Oglefort Eva Ibbotson Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2010. Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2010. A Richard and Judy Children's Book Club selection 2011 - Fluent Readers Irresistibly ridiculous, this is a wonderful and enchanting romp from a master storyteller. ... Download free opening extract |
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The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair Lara Williamson October 2015 Book of the Month Lara Williamson writes books that are poignant and heart-warming, books unequivocally and unashamedly about love. Eleven year old Becket Rumsey is struggling to find the answers to some important questions: how to properly say ... Download free opening extract |
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An Eagle in the Snow Michael Morpurgo M.B.E. October 2015 Book of the Month The powerful new novel from the master storyteller - inspired by the true story of one man who might have stopped World War II, it bears all the hallmarks of the next Morpurgo classic ... Download free opening extract |
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Haunters Thomas Taylor The dead and the living exist side by side in this thrilling time-travelling adventure. In David's recurrent dream, Eddie seems real and it seems like he's got something to tell David. That's scary enough but then David gets picked up ... Download free opening extract |
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Listen to the Moon Michael Morpurgo M.B.E. September 2015 Book of the Month A beautiful and captivating tour de force of family, love, war and forgiveness, this is a major new novel from the author of War Horse and Private Peaceful, Michael Morpurgo and is set in ... Download free opening extract |
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The Wolf Wilder Katherine Rundell September 2015 Book of the Month Wolves, wildness and freedom are at the heart of this thrilling story. Wolf wilders are employed to reintroduce wolves unfortunate enough to be brought up as pets in rich households back into the wild, ... Download free opening extract |
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Lockwood & Co: the Hollow Boy Jonathan Stroud October 2015 Book of the Month Publication of a new Lockwood and Co adventure must qualify as one of the literary events of the year. Jonathan Stroud not only writes like a dream, he creates some of the most inventive, ... Download free opening extract |
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One Sarah Crossan September 2015 Julia Eccleshare's Mega Book of the Month Award-winning Sarah Crossan tells an astonishing and difficult story with the surest of touches in this tender, funny and life affirming book. Grace and Tippi are twins. Not just twins but ... Download free opening extract |
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Thirteen Chairs Dave Shelton A spine-tingling collection of fearful stories, cleverly framed by an equally chilling storytelling device. Twelve story tellers sit around the table leaving one chair empty and one story still to be told. Each lit only by a single candle, one ... Download free opening extract |
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Tinder Sally Gardner Shortlisted for the 2015 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal - Shortlisted for the 2015 CILIP Carnegie Medal Award-winning Sally Gardner tells a gripping, bloody and bold story drawing on the traditions of fairy stories of all kinds and especially Hans Christian Andersen’s The ... Download free opening extract |
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